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Wavefunction
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Symmetry and Particle Identity
A crucial characteristic of the wavefunction is its required symmetry or antisymmetry under the permutation of identical particles. This requirement is directly dictated by the particle's intrinsic spin, as formalized by the Spin-Statistics Theorem [2].
Bosons: Particles with integer spin ($s = 0, 1, 2, \dots$), such as photons or Higgs bosons, possess wavefunctions that must be symmetric upon particle…